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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Copyright Bill, which is geared towards protecting the rights of authors of original works. This development in Nigeria’s creative industry would ensure that authors receive the proper recognition and financial reward for..
Our Financial Regulation team recently prepared a client alert with details about entities that are deemed accountable institutions i..
The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (the “Act”) became law when, on 14 February 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the bill passed by the Senate in December 2022. The Act is a legislative brainchild of the..
As part of the commitments of the Federal Government of Nigeria to continuously create an enabling environment for doing business, on February 13, 2023, the Business Facilitation Bill 2022 (also known as the Omnibus Bill) was signed into law. The main objective of the Act..
The Court of Appeal has, by a judgment delivered on 3rd February 2023, upheld the mandatory contributions to the NSSF (the State Scheme) as prescribed in the NSSF Act, 2013.
While this is to be implemented with immediate effect, we are aware that the j..
The government of Uganda tabled the Competition Bill 2022 before parliament in December 2022, marking what has been a long-awaited initiative by the state to finally translate years of both policy and political positioning on the regulation of competition into actua..
Several proposed legislative changes are currently being considered, of which a new Trust Administration Bill has been forwarded to the public to provide input and comments.
The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Employment and Labor Relations Court (ELRC) that declared the National Social Security Act, 2013 (NSSF Act) unconstitutional.
On Tuesday, the 24th of January 2023, the Senate passed the Franchising (Establishment)Bill. The Bill seeks to create a legal framework for the operation of franchising (and other related matters) in Nigeria, in line with global best practices.
